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*Does not require a user name or password. | *Does not require a user name or password. | ||
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*Is a registered user with a unique user name and password. | *Is a registered user with a unique user name and password. | ||
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*Is a registered user with a unique user name and password. | *Is a registered user with a unique user name and password. | ||
*Can search, browse, create and edit descriptions. | *Can search, browse, create and edit descriptions. | ||
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Main Page > User manual > UM-2 Getting started > UM-2.3 User roles
User roles
Your User account in ICA-AtoM is tied to one of five user roles, each representing a different level of access to the system.
Researcher
A researcher:
- Does not require a user name or password.
- Has view-only access to the application.
- Can search and browse descriptions (archival descriptions, authority records, institution descriptions).
- Is the default role whenever a user accesses the application without logging in.
Contributor
A contributor:
- Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
- Can search, browse, create and edit descriptions.
- In a multi-repository system, create / edit access may be limited to descriptions originating from his or her own institution.
Editor =
An editor:
- Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
- Can search, browse, create and edit descriptions.
- Can delete records.
- Can edit controlled-vocabulary terms.
A translator:
- Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
- Can search and browse descriptions.
- May or may not be able to create, edit and delete records.
- Can translate user interface elements and database content.
- May have translation access limited to a particular language.
An administrator:
- Is a registered user with a unique user name and password.
- Has full access to the system to create, read, update or delete any record in the system.
- Can customize application to institution-specific requirements.
- Manages user accounts and profiles.